Interested in history, recent or ancient? Try some of these books, which range from nonfiction to realistic fiction to fantasy, to get your time-travel fix.
CHILDREN'S
Released: June 19, 2012
"Among the most historically and culturally significant battles ever fought, Marathon gets righteous due--and so does its greatest hero. (Graphic historical fiction. 12-15)"
Retold in expressionistic blurs of action, this account of the battle of Marathon chronicles at once a glorious win for the underdogs and an awe-inspiring personal achievement.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: June 14, 2012
"While the happy ending comes as no surprise, the path to it is funny as well as satisfying, with many nods to Jane Austen along the way. (Fiction. 13 & up)"
A romp of a Regency romance told through the discerning voice of a witty teenage beauty whose family needs her to marry for money.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 15, 2012
"A vivid, disturbing and all-too-real topical story. (Historical fiction. 14 & up)"
When 14-year-old Teddy is classified as troublesome, disrespectful and defiant of authority, his despised stepfather sends him off to St. Ignatius Academy for Boys, an isolated Roman Catholic boarding school.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: May 15, 2012
"A carefully researched, precisely written tour de force; unforgettable and wrenching. (Historical fiction. 14 & up)"
Breaking away from Arthurian legends (
The Winter Prince, 1993, etc.), Wein delivers a heartbreaking tale of friendship during World War II.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 17, 2012
"Brilliant: a vision of history before the victors wrote it. (historical note) (Historical fiction. 12 & up)"
Two girls of very different degree are brought together unwillingly by the English conquest of Wales.
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CHILDREN'S
Released: April 17, 2012
"An engrossing exploration of how a murder affects a community. (Historical thriller. 12 & up)"
The high school year is almost over, there's a party in the park, and Mister Death will soon be there, rifle in hand.
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